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  I was [ 8 ] years old

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  write in Cigarette Smoking

Q1 Have you ever tried smoking a cigarette, even if it was only a puff or two?

Tick one box

No 2 ➔ Go to question 2

Yes 1

How old were you when you tried smoking a cigarette, even if it was only a puff or two?

I was \_\_\_\_\_\_ years old

Write in

Q2 Now read all the following sentences very carefully and tick the box next to the one which best describes you.

Tick one box

I have never smoked 1 ➔ Go to question 4

I have only smoked once or twice 2

I used to smoke sometimes, but I never smoke a cigarette now 3 ➔ Go to question 3

I sometimes smoke, but I don’t smoke every week 4

I smoke between one and six cigarettes a week 5

I smoke more than six cigarettes a week 6

Q3 Did you smoke any cigarettes last week?

Tick one box

No 2 ➔ Go to question 4

Yes 1

How many cigarettes did you smoke last week?

I smoked \_\_\_\_\_\_ cigarettes

Write in

Spare 1059 - 1074 Drinking

Q4 Have you ever had a proper alcoholic drink – a whole drink, not just a sip? Please don’t count drinks labelled low alcohol.

Tick one box

Yes 1 ➔ Go to question 6 No 2 ➔ Go to question 5

Q5 Have you ever drunk alcopops (such as Bacardi Breezer, Smirnoff Ice, WKD, Reef etc)?

Tick one box

Yes 1 ➔ Go to question 6 No 2 ➔ END

Q6 How old were you the first time you had a proper alcoholic drink or alcopop?

I was write in years old

Q7 How often do you usually have an alcoholic drink or alcopop?

Tick one box

Almost every day 1 ➔ Go to question 8 About twice a week 2 About once a week 3 About once a fortnight 4 About once a month 5 Only a few times a year 6 I never drink alcohol now 7 Q8 When did you last have an alcoholic drink or alcopop?

Tick one box

Today 1

Yesterday 2

Some other time during the last week 3

1 week, but less than 2 weeks ago 4

2 weeks, but less than 4 weeks ago 5

1 month, but less than 6 months ago 6

6 months ago or more 7

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  I was [ 13 ] years old Cigarette Smoking

Q1 Have you ever tried smoking a cigarette, even if it was only a puff or two?

Tick one box

Yes 1 ➔ Go to question 2 No 2

Q2 Now read all the following sentences very carefully and tick the box next to the one which best describes you.

Tick one box

I have never smoked 1 ➔ Go to question 5 I have only smoked once or twice 2 I used to smoke sometimes, but I never smoke a cigarette now 3 ➔ Go to question 3 I sometimes smoke, but I don’t smoke every week 4 I smoke between one and six cigarettes a week 5 I smoke more than six cigarettes a week 6

Q3 How old were you when you tried smoking a cigarette, even if it was only a puff or two?

I was years old ➔ Go to question 4

Q4 Did you smoke any cigarettes last week?

Tick one box

No 2 ➔ Go to question 5 Yes 1

How many cigarettes did you smoke last week?

I smoked cigarettes

Write in Spare 1059 - 1074 Drinking

Q5 Have you ever had a proper alcoholic drink – a whole drink, not just a sip? Please don’t count drinks labelled low alcohol.

Tick one box

Yes 1 ➔ Go to question 7 No 2 ➔ Go to question 6

Q6 Have you ever drunk alcopops (such as Bacardi Breezer, Smirnoff Ice, WKD, Reef etc)?

Tick one box

Yes 1 ➔ Go to question 7 No 2 ➔ END

Q7 How old were you the first time you had a proper alcoholic drink or an alcopop?

I was \_\_\_\_\_\_ years old ➔ Go to question 8

Q8 How often do you usually have an alcoholic drink or alcopop?

Tick one box

Almost every day 1 ➔ Go to question 9 About twice a week 2 About once a week 3 About once a fortnight 4 About once a month 5 Only a few times a year 6 I never drink alcohol now 7 Q9 When did you last have an alcoholic drink or alcopop?

Tick one box

Today\
Yesterday\
Some other time during the last week\
1 week, but less than 2 weeks ago\
2 weeks, but less than 4 weeks ago\
1 month, but less than 6 months ago\
6 months ago or more

Go to question 10

END

Q10 Which, if any, of the drinks shown below, have you drunk in the last 7 days?

Please (✔) either yes or no for each kind of drink.

For each kind of drink, write in the box how much you drank in the last 7 days.

Beer, lager, cider or shandy (exclude bottles or cans of shandy)

Have you drunk this in the last 7 days?

Tick one box

No\
Yes

Go to question 11

How much did you drink in the last 7 days?

Write in:

Pints (if half a pint, write in ½)

Large cans or bottles

Small cans or bottles Q11 Spirits or liqueurs, such as gin, vodka, whisky, rum, brandy or cocktails

Have you drunk this in the last 7 days?

Tick one box

No 2 ➔ Go to question 12

Yes 1

How much did you drink in the last 7 days?

Write in:

Glasses (count doubles as two glasses)

Q12 Sherry or martini (including port, vermouth, cinzano, dubonnet)

Have you drunk this in the last 7 days?

Tick one box

No 2 ➔ Go to question 13

Yes 1

How much did you drink in the last 7 days?

Write in:

Glasses (count doubles as two glasses)

Q13 Wine (including babycham and champagne)

Have you drunk this in the last 7 days?

Tick one box

No 2 ➔ Go to question 14

Yes 1

How much did you drink in the last 7 days?

Write in:

Glasses

Spare 1105-1115 Q14 Alcopop (such as Bacardi Breezer, Smirnoff Ice, WKD, Reef etc.)

Have you drunk this in the last 7 days?

Tick one box

No 2 ➔ Go to question 15

Yes 1

How much did you drink in the last 7 days? Write in:

Large cans or bottles

AND/OR Small cans or bottles

Q15 Other kinds of alcoholic drink?

Have you drunk this in the last 7 days?

Tick one box

No 2 ➔ END

Yes ➔ Complete details below

Write in name of drink

How much did you drink in the last 7 days? Write in:

Spare 1117

Spare 1120

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Please return the booklet to the interviewer. Example Questions: How to fill in this questionnaire

Most of the questions on the following pages can be answered simply by ticking the box below or alongside the answer that applies to you.

Tick one box

| Very healthy life | Fairly healthy life | Not very healthy life | An unhealthy life | |-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|-------------------| | | | | |

Example 1: Do you feel that you lead a …

Sometimes you are asked to write in a number or the answer in your own words. Please enter numbers as figures rather than words.

Example 2:

Write in no. 6

On most pages you should answer ALL the questions but sometimes you will find the box you have ticked has an arrow next to it with an instruction to go to another question.

Example 3: Would you like to lead a healthier life than you do now?

Tick one box

| Yes | Go to question 4 | |-----|------------------| | | |

| No | Go to question 5 | |-----|------------------| | | |

By following the instructions carefully you will miss out questions which do not apply to you. SMOKING

Q1 Have you ever smoked a cigarette, a cigar or a pipe, or anything with tobacco in it?

Tick one box

Yes 1 ➔ Go to question 2 No 2 ➔ Go to question 11 on page 3

Q2 Have you ever smoked a cigarette?

Tick one box

Yes 1 ➔ Go to question 3 No 2 ➔ Go to question 11 on page 3

Q3 How old were you when you first tried smoking a cigarette, even if it was only a puff or two?

Write in how old you were then ➔ Go to question 4

Q4 Do you smoke cigarettes at all nowadays?

Tick one box

Yes 1 ➔ Go to question 6 No 2 ➔ Go to question 5

Q5 Did you smoke cigarettes regularly or occasionally?

Tick one box

Regularly, that is at least one cigarette a day 1 ➔ Go to question 9 on page 2 Occasionally 2 ➔ Go to question 11 on page 3 I never really smoked cigarettes, just tried them once or twice 3

CURRENT SMOKERS

Q6 About how many cigarettes a day do you usually smoke on weekdays?

Write in number smoked a day ➔ Go to question 7

Q7 And about how many cigarettes a day do you usually smoke at weekends?

Write in number smoked a day ➔ Go to question 8 on page 2 Q8 Do you mainly smoke …

Tick one box

1 filter-tipped cigarettes,

2 plain or untipped cigarettes,

3 or hand-rolled cigarettes?

Go to question 11

Q9 About how many cigarettes did you smoke IN A DAY when you smoked them regularly?

Write in number smoked a day

Go to question 10

Q10 How long ago did you stop smoking cigarettes regularly?

Was it…

Tick one box

1 …less than 6 months ago,

2 …6 months to 1 year ago,

3 …1 to 2 years ago,

4 …2 to 5 years ago,

5 …5 to 10 years ago,

6 …or more than 10 years ago,

Go to question 11

Spare 1068 - 1074 DRINKING

EVERYONE PLEASE ANSWER

Q11 Do you ever drink alcohol nowadays, including drinks you brew or make at home?

Tick one box

Yes 1 ➔ Go to question 14 No 2 ➔ Go to question 12

Q12 Just to check, does that mean you never have an alcoholic drink nowadays, or do you have an alcoholic drink very occasionally, perhaps for medicinal purposes or on special occasions like Christmas and New Year?

Tick one box

Very occasionally 1 ➔ Go to question 14 Never 2 ➔ Go to question 13

Q13 Have you always been a non-drinker or did you stop drinking for some reason?

Tick one box

Always a non-drinker 1 ➔ END Used to drink but stopped 2

Q14 How old were you the first time you ever had a proper alcoholic drink?

Write in how old you were then ➔ Go to question 15 Q15 Thinking now about all kinds of drinks, how often have you had an alcoholic drink of any kind during the last 12 months?

Tick one box

- Almost every day 01
- Five or six days a week 02
- Three or four days a week 03
- Once or twice a week 04
- Once or twice a month 05
- Once every couple of months 06
- Once or twice a year 07
- Not at all in the last 12 months 08

Go to question 16

Q16 Did you have an alcoholic drink in the seven days ending yesterday?

Tick one box

- Yes 1
- No 2

Go to question 17

Q17 On how many days out of the last seven did you have an alcoholic drink?

Tick one box

- One 1
- Two 2
- Three 3
- Four 4
- Five 5
- Six 6
- Seven 7

Go to question 18 Q18 Please think about the day in the last week on which you drank the most. (If you drank the same amount on more than one day, please answer about the most recent of those days.)

From this list, please tick all the types of alcoholic drink which you drank on that day. For the ones you drank, write in how much you drank on that day. EXCLUDE NON-ALCOHOLIC OR LOW-ALCOHOL DRINKS, EXCEPT SHANDY.

| TICK ALL DRINKS DRUNK ON THAT DAY | WRITE IN HOW MUCH DRUNK ON THAT DAY | |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | Normal strength beer, lager, stout, cider or shandy (less than 6% alcohol)-exclude bottles/cans of shandy. | Glasses (count doubles as 2 singles) | Pints | Large cans or bottles | Small cans or bottles | | Strong beer, lager, stout or cider (6% alcohol or more, such as Tennants Super, Special Brew, Diamond White) | | | | | | Spirits or liqueurs, such as gin, whisky, rum, brandy, vodka, or cocktails | | | | | | Sherry or martini (including port, vermouth, cinzano, dubonnet) | | | | | | Wine (including babycham and champagne). You can write in parts of a bottle e.g. half a bottle | Large glasses (250ml) | Standard glasses (175ml) | Small glasses (125ml) | Bottles (750ml) | | Alcoholic soft drink (‘alcopop’) such as Hooch, or a pre-mixed alcoholic drink such as Bacardi Breezer, WKD or Smirnoff Ice | | | | | | Other kinds of alcoholic drink | Glasses (count doubles as 2 singles) | Pints | Large cans or bottles | Small cans or bottles | | 1. | | | | | | 2. | | | | |

Spare 1151 - 1170 Thank you for answering these questions.

Please return the booklet to the interviewer. This questionnaire is designed to find out about your physical activity in your everyday life in the last 4 weeks ending yesterday.

Date from __/__/\_\_ to __/__/\_\_

This questionnaire is divided into 3 sections Please try to answer every question.

- **Section A** asks about your physical activity patterns in and around the house.
- **Section B** is about travel to work, school or college and your activity at work, school or college.
- **Section C** asks about activities during your leisure time that you may have engaged in during the last 4 weeks.

1Based on the Recent Physical Activity Questionnaire developed by the MRC Epidemiology unit, Cambridge. Section A: Home Activities

Q1 Getting about Which form of transport have you used most often in the last 4 weeks ending yesterday, apart from your journey to and from work? Please tick (✓) one box only.

| Usual mode of travel | Car / motor vehicle | Walk | Public transport | Cycle | |----------------------|---------------------|------|------------------|-------| | | | | | |

Q2 TV, DVD or Video Viewing Please put a tick (✓) on every line

| Hours of TV, DVD or video watched per day | Average over the last 4 weeks ending yesterday | |------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| | | None | Less than 1 hour a day | 1 to 2 hours a day | 2 to 3 hours a day | 3 to 4 hours a day | More than 4 hours a day | | On a weekday before 6 pm | | | | | | | | On a weekday after 6 pm | | | | | | | | On a weekend day before 6 pm | | | | | | | | On a weekend day after 6 pm | | | | | | |

Q3 Computer use at home but not at work (e.g. internet, email, Playstation, Xbox, Gameboy etc, Please don’t include computers requiring movement such as Nintendo wii and Xbox Kinect Please put a tick (✓) on every line.

| Hours of home computer use per day | Average over the last 4 weeks ending yesterday | |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| | | None | Less than 1 hour a day | 1 to 2 hours a day | 2 to 3 hours a day | 3 to 4 hours a day | More than 4 hours a day | | On a weekday before 6 pm | | | | | | | | On a weekday after 6 pm | | | | | | | | On a weekend day before 6 pm | | | | | | | | On a weekend day after 6 pm | | | | | | |

Q4 Stair climbing at home Please put a tick (✓) on every line.

| Number of times you climbed up a flight of stairs (approx 10 steps) each day at home | Average over the last 4 weeks ending yesterday | |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| | | None | 1 to 5 times a day | 6 to 10 times a day | 11 to 15 times a day | 16 to 20 times a day | More than 20 times a day | | On a weekday (Mon-Fri) | | | | | | | | On a weekend day (Sat & Sun) | | | | | | | Section B: Activity at work / school or college

This section asks about activities at work, school or college and travel to work, school or college. This includes office jobs, farming, working for yourself, volunteer work, any other paid or unpaid work you did and school/college.

If you have more than one job, please choose what you consider to be your main job over the past four weeks ending yesterday, and answer the following questions about that job.

If you are at school or college and also work part-time, please choose what you consider to be your main activity, and answer the following questions about that activity.

Q5 Have you been in employment, done unpaid work or attended school or college during the last 4 weeks ending yesterday?

Tick one box

No ➔ Go to page 7

Yes ➔ Go to Q6

Q6 During the last 4 weeks ending yesterday, how many hours of work, unpaid work or school/college did you do per week?

| Work hours (excluding travel) | In the last week | 2 weeks ago | 3 weeks ago | 4 weeks ago | |------------------------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

Type of work while at work or school/college

Q7 We would like to know the type and amount of physical activity involved in your work or at school/college. Please tick (✓) the box next to the one that best corresponds with your main occupation(s) or school/college in the last 4 weeks ending yesterday:

Tick one box

Sedentary occupation You spend most of your time sitting (such as in an office)

Standing occupation You spend most of your time standing or walking. However, your work does not require intense physical effort (e.g. shop assistant, hairdresser, guard)

Manual work This involves some physical effort including handling of heavy objects and use of tools (e.g. plumber, electrician, carpenter)

Heavy manual work This implies very vigorous physical activity including handling of very heavy objects (e.g. dock worker, miner, bricklayer, construction worker) Section B cont’d: Activity at work / school or college

Q8 What proportion of your time at work or school/college was spent outside while you were at work or school/college during the last 4 weeks ending yesterday? This does not include travelling to/from work or school/college.

Tick one box

- None
- Less than half
- About half
- More than half
- All

Go to Q9

Q9 When you were outside at work or school/college, what parts of your body were usually UNCOVERED?

Tick (✓) all that apply.

- Face
- Shoulders
- Head
- Legs
- Hands
- Most upper body
- Arms

Travel to and from your main place of work or school/college in the last 4 weeks

Q10 What is the approximate distance from your home to your main place of work or school/college? Record 0 if you work/study from home.

Miles

OR

Kilometres

Q11 How many times a week did you travel from home to your main place of work or school/college? Count outward journeys only.

Section B cont’d: Activity at work / school or college

Q12 How did you normally travel to work or school/college during the last 4 weeks ending yesterday? Tick (✓) one box only per line

| Always | Usually | Occasionally | Never or rarely | |--------|---------|--------------|-----------------| | By car/motor vehicle | | | | | By works or public transport | | | | | By bicycle | | | | | Walking | | | |

Q13 What is the postcode for your main place of work or school/college during the last 4 weeks ending yesterday?

If not known please give your work or school/college address

Work address - \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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Please turn to page 7 Section C: Leisure time activities

The following questions ask about how you spent your leisure time.

Please indicate how often you did each activity on average over the last 4 weeks ending yesterday. Please indicate the average length of time that you spent doing the activity on each occasion.

Example 1

If you went walking for pleasure for 40 minutes once a week during the last four weeks, and you also had done weeding or pruning every fortnight during the last four weeks and took 1 hour and 10 minutes on average for each occasion, you would complete the table below as follows:

| Number of times you did the activity in the last 4 weeks | Average time per episode | |--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------| | None | Once in the last 4 weeks | 2 to 3 times in the last 4 weeks | Once a week | 2 to 3 times a week | 4 to 5 times a week | Every day | | Walking for pleasure | ✓ | | | | | 40 | | Weeding and pruning | ✓ | | | | | 1 10 |

Example 2

If you did not play golf during the last four weeks, you would complete the table below as follows:

| Number of times you did the activity in the last 4 weeks | Average time per episode | |--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------| | None | Once in the last 4 weeks | 2 to 3 times in the last 4 weeks | Once a week | 2 to 3 times a week | 4 to 5 times a week | Every day | | Golf | ✓ | | | | | |

Now complete the table on pages 8 and 9 Section C cont’d: Leisure time activities

Q14 Please give an answer for the average time you spent on each activity and the number of times you did that activity in the last 4 weeks ending yesterday

Please complete each line

| Activity | Number of times you did the activity in the last 4 weeks ending yesterday | Average time per episode | |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------| | | None | Once in the last 4 weeks | 2 to 3 times in the last 4 weeks | Once a week | 2 to 3 times a week | 4 to 5 times a week | Every day | Hours | Minutes | | Swimming - competitive | | | | | | | | | | | Swimming leisurely | indoor | | | | | | | | | | | outdoor | | | | | | | | | | Backpacking or mountain climbing | | | | | | | | | | | Walking for pleasure (not as a means of transport) | | | | | | | | | | | Racing or rough terrain cycling | | | | | | | | | | | Cycling for pleasure (not as a means of transport) | | | | | | | | | | | Mowing the lawn | | | | | | | | | | | Watering the lawn or garden | | | | | | | | | | | Digging, shovelling or chopping wood | | | | | | | | | | | Weeding or pruning | | | | | | | | | | | DIY e.g. carpentry, home or car maintenance | | | | | | | | | | | High impact aerobics or step aerobics | | | | | | | | | | | Other types of aerobics | | | | | | | | | | | Exercise with weights | | | | | | | | | | | Conditioning exercises e.g. using a bike or rowing machine | | | | | | | | | | | Floor exercises e.g. stretching, bending, keep fit or yoga | | | | | | | | | | | Dancing e.g. ballroom or disco | | | | | | | | | | | Competitive running | | | | | | | | | |

### Section C cont’d: Leisure time activities

| Activity | Number of times you did the activity in the last 4 weeks ending yesterday | Average time per episode | |-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------| | | None | Once in the last 4 weeks | 2 to 3 times in the last 4 weeks | Once a week | 2 to 3 times a week | 4 to 5 times a week | Every day | Hours | Minutes | | Jogging | None | Once in the last 4 weeks | 2 to 3 times in the last 4 weeks | Once a week | 2 to 3 times a week | 4 to 5 times a week | Every day | Hours | Minutes | | Bowling | Indoor | Outdoor | | | | | | | | | Tennis | Indoor | Outdoor | | | | | | | | | Badminton | | | | | | | | | | | Squash | | | | | | | | | | | Table tennis | | | | | | | | | | | Golf | | | | | | | | | | | Football, rugby or hockey | Indoor | Outdoor | | | | | | | | | Cricket | | | | | | | | | | | Rowing | | | | | | | | | | | Netball, volleyball or basketball | Indoor | Outdoor | | | | | | | | | Fishing | | | | | | | | | | | Horse-riding | | | | | | | | | | | Snooker, billiards or darts | | | | | | | | | | | Musical instrument playing or singing | | | | | | | | | | | Ice skating | | | | | | | | | | | Sailing, windsurfing or boating | | | | | | | | | | | Martial arts, boxing or wrestling | | | | | | | | | | | Active gaming (i.e. Nintendo wii) | | | | | | | | | |

**Q15** We assume for outdoor activities (except swimming, tennis, football, rugby and hockey) that you had your legs covered. If you did not, please indicate the activities for which your legs were exposed: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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Now turn to page 10 Q16 Other than the activities you have already recorded, have you done anything else that involves physical activity during the last 4 weeks ending yesterday?

Tick one box

No ➔ End of questionnaire

Yes ➔ Go to Q17

Q17 Please record here any other physical activities that you have done (and how often you have done them), other than those already recorded, over the last 4 weeks ending yesterday (e.g. housework):

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Thank you for answering these questions.

Please return the booklet to the interviewer.